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World: The expression "world" refers to the entirety of existence, including the physical universe, diverse cultures, societies, and natural phenomena. It represents the interconnectedness within the cosmos, offering a perspective on the tangible and intangible aspects of existence. See also Totality, Existence, Reality, World/thinking.
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Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.

 
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Hannah Arendt on World - Dictionary of Arguments

Brocker I 360
World/Arendt: Arendt's concept of the "world" means the plural space of coexistence in which those who live and act in it relate to one another, care about the world and shape it.
>Community
, >Society.
World of things/Arendt: producing (not to be equated with labour) produces a world of things that outlasts the human. This world of things includes everyday products, industrial goods and works of art. For manufacturing, the world is a world of things. Earth and nature, human space is a means of production.
>Labour.
Measure of the world: Arendt insists that "the measure of the world [...] is not the imperative necessity of life that manifests itself in the labour, and it cannot be found in the realm of means and purposes that is decisive for the production of world things and still decisive for the use that we make of them" (1). In her opinion, the dilemma of modernism lies in the fact that with the establishment of a world whose highest activities lie in working and producing and not in acting, it has lost the foundations for this measure.
>Modernism, >Actions, >Creativity.

1. Hannah Arendt, The Human Condition, Chicago 1958. Dt.: Hannah Arendt, Vita Activa oder Vom tätigen Leben, München/Zürich 61989 (zuerst 1960), S. 163.

Antonia Grunenberg, „Hannah Arendt, Vita Activa oder Vom tätigen Leben“ in: Manfred Brocker (Hg.) Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Das 20. Jahrhundert. Frankfurt/M. 2018

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Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

Arendt I
H. Arendt
Crises of the Republic: Lying in Politics. Civil Disobedience. On Violence. Thoughts on Politics and Revolution Boston 1972

Brocker I
Manfred Brocker
Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Das 20. Jahrhundert Frankfurt/M. 2018


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